Investigations, guides and trackers
Investigations built from public records, the guides that explain the numbers, and the trackers we keep current in every state we cover. Filter by state or topic; the address keeps your choice so you can share it.
- InvestigationUpdated Oct. 22, 2026
The Amendment 3 File
A $250,000 homestead exemption from non-school property taxes. The state estimates local governments would collect $11.8 billion less a year. The cost in every county and city, and who is paying for each campaign.
- InvestigationUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
The Ginnie Springs File
A $115 fee renewed a permit to pump up to 984,000 gallons a day near Ginnie Springs for bottling; Florida charges nothing for the water. Actual pumping, the chain from Nestlé to Primo Brands, and how the permit survived.
- InvestigationUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
The Data Center File
Project Tango’s expansion was denied; a smaller plan went through without a hearing. Every Florida project, on a county map.
- GuideUpdated Oct. 18, 2026
Florida’s 2026 ballot amendments
All three amendments in plain language: the rainy-day fund, farm equipment taxes and the homestead exemption. The exact ballot wording, the cost.
- GuideUpdated Oct. 17, 2026
Florida’s public money
Where the state budget comes from and where it goes, its reserves and debt, and what each county government collects and spends, per resident or in total.
- GuideUpdated Oct. 17, 2026
What your county officials are paid
Base salaries of every county’s sheriff, commissioners, clerk, property appraiser, tax collector and supervisor of elections.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 24, 2026
Data centers in Alabama
Large data center campuses in Alabama: 27 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
Data centers in Alaska
Large data center campuses in Alaska: 9 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 17, 2026
Data centers in Arizona
Large data center campuses in Arizona: 18 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 26, 2026
Data centers in Arkansas
Large data center campuses in Arkansas: 9 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 26, 2026
License-plate readers in California
Which California sheriffs and police departments use automated license-plate readers, from which companies, what they cost, and which agencies have pulled back. County by county, with sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 18, 2026
Data centers in California
Large data center campuses in California: 18 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 21, 2026
Data centers in Colorado
Large data center campuses in Colorado: 9 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 27, 2026
Data centers in Connecticut
Large data center campuses in Connecticut: 8 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 26, 2026
License-plate readers in Florida
Which Florida sheriffs and police departments use automated license-plate readers from Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, Axon and others, what they cost, and which agencies have pulled back. County by county, with sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 26, 2026
License-plate readers in Georgia
Which Georgia sheriffs and police departments use automated license-plate readers, from which companies, what they cost, and which agencies have pulled back. County by county, with sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 17, 2026
Data centers in Georgia
Large data center campuses in Georgia: 22 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 26, 2026
License-plate readers in Illinois
Which Illinois sheriffs and police departments use automated license-plate readers, from which companies, what they cost, and which agencies have pulled back. County by county, with sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 22, 2026
Data centers in Illinois
Large data center campuses in Illinois: 56 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 17, 2026
Data centers in Indiana
Large data center campuses in Indiana: 16 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
Data centers in Iowa
Large data center campuses in Iowa: 28 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 21, 2026
Data centers in Kansas
Large data center campuses in Kansas: 17 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 21, 2026
Data centers in Kentucky
Large data center campuses in Kentucky: 20 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 26, 2026
Data centers in Louisiana
Large data center campuses in Louisiana: 8 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
Data centers in Maine
Large data center campuses in Maine: 8 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 25, 2026
Data centers in Maryland
Large data center campuses in Maryland: 8 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 24, 2026
Data centers in Massachusetts
Large data center campuses in Massachusetts: 23 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 18, 2026
Data centers in Michigan
Large data center campuses in Michigan: 20 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 23, 2026
Data centers in Minnesota
Large data center campuses in Minnesota: 28 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
Data centers in Mississippi
Large data center campuses in Mississippi: 5 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 23, 2026
Data centers in Missouri
Large data center campuses in Missouri: 37 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 24, 2026
Data centers in Montana
Large data center campuses in Montana: 5 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 22, 2026
Data centers in Nebraska
Large data center campuses in Nebraska: 9 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
Data centers in Nevada
Large data center campuses in Nevada: 28 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
Data centers in New Hampshire
Large data center campuses in New Hampshire: 3 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 21, 2026
Data centers in New Jersey
Large data center campuses in New Jersey: 12 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 23, 2026
Data centers in New Mexico
Large data center campuses in New Mexico: 10 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 26, 2026
License-plate readers in New York
Which New York sheriffs and police departments use automated license-plate readers, from which companies, what they cost, and which agencies have pulled back. County by county, with sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 18, 2026
Data centers in New York
Large data center campuses in New York: 28 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
Data centers in North Carolina
Large data center campuses in North Carolina: 22 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 26, 2026
Data centers in North Dakota
Large data center campuses in North Dakota: 18 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 26, 2026
License-plate readers in Ohio
Which Ohio sheriffs and police departments use automated license-plate readers, from which companies, what they cost, and which agencies have pulled back. County by county, with sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 17, 2026
Data centers in Ohio
Large data center campuses in Ohio: 10 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 24, 2026
Data centers in Oklahoma
Large data center campuses in Oklahoma: 29 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 21, 2026
Data centers in Oregon
Large data center campuses in Oregon: 21 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
License-plate readers in Pennsylvania
Which Pennsylvania sheriffs and police departments use automated license-plate readers, from which companies, what they cost, and which agencies have pulled back. County by county, with sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
Data centers in Pennsylvania
Large data center campuses in Pennsylvania: 27 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 24, 2026
Data centers in South Carolina
Large data center campuses in South Carolina: 27 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
Data centers in Tennessee
Large data center campuses in Tennessee: 2 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 26, 2026
License-plate readers in Texas
Which Texas sheriffs and police departments use automated license-plate readers, from which companies, what they cost, and which agencies have pulled back. County by county, with sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 17, 2026
Data centers in Texas
Large data center campuses in Texas: 25 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 23, 2026
Data centers in Utah
Large data center campuses in Utah: 33 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
Data centers in Virginia
Large data center campuses in Virginia: 39 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 21, 2026
Data centers in Washington
Large data center campuses in Washington: 20 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 26, 2026
Data centers in West Virginia
Large data center campuses in West Virginia: 19 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 20, 2026
Data centers in Wisconsin
Large data center campuses in Wisconsin: 20 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
- TrackerUpdated Oct. 25, 2026
Data centers in Wyoming
Large data center campuses in Wyoming: 23 projects on record, proposed, approved, built, withdrawn or denied, with local votes, moratoriums, state law and sources.
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